Who made the earth shed tears of sorrow
Who makes the children cry so much
Who's gonna bring back the smiles on their faces
Who's gonna make us laugh?
E ba ngbon'do yi gbe
Jangbala jugbu jugbu jugbu jangbala
Ojo t'o ro l'ana yen, gbogbo ile l'omi ro si
Gbogbo aso lo tutu
Baale ile ti sun lo fonfon o
Gbogbo omode l'omi ti ko lo o...
What joy to see the children when they are playing
What joy to see the children running around the place
Omo l'aso, omo n?ide ye o, omo l'aworan ere
Oh, once again to be like a child!
B'e de'le l'oni e ma gbagbe oro t'a wi
B'e nb'omode s'oro e fi'fe bawon wi o
Eni to wa ni 'koro dakun jade wa
Ko ma s'ohun t'o da bi ife alasepo...
E ma wehin o (x4)
Idi ore mi l'emi o fi si - idi ore mi jalanjolo...
Awa ma s'orire o, ayo, a sorire ayo
Eni t'o bi'mo tuntun ayo ni o
Eni t'o ra 'moto' yi o, eni t'o ko'le yi o,
Eni t'o nse'gbeyawo o, eni t'o ns'ojo'bi o...
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